Torarev

[ran]

Hi im ran I have a torarev 7.62.25 russina with a safty with a date 194- i dote know what year did thay start puting the safty in the gun ? Thanks for your help . yours truly Ran

[Jim1911]

Hi im ran I have a torarev 7.62.25 russina with a safty with a date 194- i dote know what year did thay start puting the safty in the gun ? Thanks for your help . yours truly Ran

Probably added later for import.

[mpi]

yes, the safety isn't original on any tok's. it was added to allow import through our foolish system. BTW, they are also NOT safe and shouldn't be relied on at any time! [the safety not the pistol!]

[Dave_n]

The Tokorev is only imported with the safety now days. I have one of the early ones without the safety. The one between your eyes is the "safety of choice" or expressed another way "finger off until you need to pull the trigger". Dave_n

[zachomega]

As stated, the safety isn't very safe...and I wouldn't rely on the tokarev as a carry gun either. Aside from the fact that if you hit it with the hammer cocked, it will go off, it will also go off without the hammer cocked if you hit the hammer hard enough. I've also had a lot of light primer strikes with my Romanian TT33/TTC due to hard primers from surplus ammo.

-Zach

[kutblok]

I've also had a lot of light primer strikes with my Romanian TT33/TTC due to hard primers from surplus ammo.

-Zach

I was wondering about that. My CZ52 requires a second hit on about 1 out of 10 of the surplus Romanian that I have. I blew through a box of Sellier & Bellot yesterday without a misfire. It gets kind of annoying following hang fire procedure with the Romanian.

[zachomega]

I have this problem with Romanian and Bulgarian surplus.

-Zach

[PA Rifleman]

Hi im ran I have a torarev 7.62.25 russina with a safty with a date 194- i dote know what year did thay start puting the safty in the gun ? Thanks for your help . yours truly Ran

May I assume we're discussing a TT-33 or a clone (Romanian TTC, Yugo M57, TU-90, Type 54, etc?)

The safeties were added for import compliance. None of the original TT-33s were fitted with a safety beyond the half-cock hammer setting. Here are two photos of a wartime original TT-33. These photos will enlarge if you click on them.

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[mpoppel41]

i was shooting my Yugo tokarev and had at least four rounds each out of the two boxes i fired didn't work. so if you buy surplus ammo keep that in mind.
tokarevs are cool!

[ran]

Is some one looking for a russian torarev talk to me ? Ran